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Nails In The Fence | An Inspirational Moral Story For Kids Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Nails In The Fence | An Inspirational Moral Story For Kids

Nails In The Fence | An Inspirational Moral Story For Kids: Once upon a time, there lived a boy. He used to lose his temper very quickly and become angry. Each

Nasreddin Hodja & the Smoke Seller – Folktales from Turkey Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Nasreddin Hodja & the Smoke Seller – Folktales from Turkey

Nasreddin Hodja & the Smoke Seller – Folktales from Turkey: One day a poor man was passing through the market of Aksehir. He came across the shop of a grilled

Network of Hope Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Network of Hope

Network of Hope: Nidhi peered closely for a blinking green light on the Wi-Fi modem, hoping there was a connection. She reloaded the Internet browser and

The Nostalgic Mystery – A Short Story Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Nostalgic Mystery – A Short Story

The Nostalgic Mystery – A Short Story: Every time she walked down memory lane, she never gave that painting a miss. There was always something about those

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Of Men and their Bragging Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Of Men and their Bragging

Of Men and their Bragging: Vora is tall, fair, well-built, voluble, friendly, full of I-factor – in short a fine specimen of masculinity. Vora always walked a

The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale For Children Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale For Children

The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale For Children: A monkey, an otter, a jackal and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on the day of the full moon.

The Brahmin’s Dream Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Brahmin’s Dream

The Brahmin’s Dream: Long ago, there lived a poor Brahmin in a village. He used to beg for a living and sometimes, had to go without food for many days. Never

Jonah and The Whale – Bedtime Bible Stories for Children Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Jonah and The Whale – Bedtime Bible Stories for Children

Jonah and The Whale. A man runs from his duty but learns a lesson. This bedtime story teaches about second chances and doing what is right.

The Cat’s Judgement Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Cat’s Judgement

Two gullible rats trust a flattering cat's promises and pay the ultimate price for their foolish faith.

The Journey – A Short Story About Love and Longing Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Journey – A Short Story About Love and Longing

The Journey – A Short Story About Love and Longing: It was an evening of pluvial delicacy. The monsoon had set in. In the month of Sravan the sky was overcast

Jwaala Ghat Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Jwaala Ghat

The night was eerie and the eclipse cast shadows of terror. Jwaala, a young girl, gathered her village and taught them the science of celestial events.

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythological Story Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythological Story

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythologica: In the Dvapara Yuga, Krishna lived in Vrindavan as an incarnation of Vishnu, born to

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